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• Bus lane enforcement to restart from June 1

  28 May 2020

  2 minute read

  CAMERA enforcement of Leicester’s bus lanes and bus gates is due to restart next week after being suspended throughout the coronavirus lockdown.

• City council helps out with food parcels for those most in need

  28 May 2020

  3 minute read

  THOUSANDS of people in urgent need of assistance during the coronavirus lockdown are getting a helping hand from Leicester City Council.

• Scheme to install free central heating systems in around 150 eligible homes

  28 May 2020

  2 minute read

  E.ON is working with Leicester City Council and City Energy to help people across the region improve the heating of their homes by installing free first-time gas central heating systems in almost 150 eligible residents’ homes.

• City centre car park to reopen with new safety measures

  27 May 2020

  2 minute read

  NEW coronavirus safety measures have been installed at one of Leicester’s busiest city centre multi-storey car parks to enable staff and customers in time for its reopening on June 1.

• Social distancing and safe travel schemes to take place in Belgrave Road

  27 May 2020

  3 minute read

  NEW pop-up cycling and walking routes are being installed at Belgrave Road to help businesses reopening in the area.

• A mile of new cycling and walking pop-up paths per week planned as part of city’s recovery plan

  21 May 2020

  5 minute read

  A MILE of new pop-up cycling and walking lanes will be installed every week for the next 10 weeks under new plans for the post-lockdown recovery of Leicester’s transport system.

• Thousands of Leicester households to get extra help with council tax

  19 May 2020

  1 minute read

  ALMOST 18,000 households in Leicester are set to receive revised council tax bills with a reduction of up to £150 to help ease financial hardship during the coronavirus pandemic.

• Ban prohibits sale of flavoured tobacco products

  19 May 2020

  2 minute read

  FLAVOURED tobacco products and menthol cigarettes will no longer be available in the UK when a ban comes into force tomorrow.

• People reminded that a worry is enough to make a call on domestic violence

  19 May 2020

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE are being urged to be vigilant and aware of the signs of domestic abuse amid concerns about falling numbers of calls for local support.

• Distant Companions will offer friendly voice during coronavirus crisis

  18 May 2020

  2 minute read

  A DEDICATED befriending service has been launched in Leicester to help people who are feeling lonely or isolated.

• City's golf course to reopen on Tuesday

  15 May 2020

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S municipal golf course at Humberstone Heights is set to reopen to the public next week.

• New 20mph zone due for Clarendon Park

  15 May 2020

  1 minute read

  MORE than a dozen streets in Leicester’s Clarendon Park suburb are due to come under a new 20mph zone after residents voted in favour of bringing in the speed-reduction measures.